The lull between real life and blog life seems to be around two weeks. At least for me and the missing camera cord. However, it has been found and I am finally posting pictures of the May 29
th 10K race. Last year I ran this race; this year Dave did. The following Monday my dental hygienist asked me about our weekend and I told her about Dave's race. Quite innocently, I added that when I am not pregnant, I run. This sent her into peals of laughter. I'm surprised she didn't ask me what I run from.
The above runner is not related to us. She is the female winner - an 18 year old from Ethiopia. I run the 10K almost twice as slowly as she does. Imagine if she had children.
This picture was supposed to be of the two top men racing for the cash prize. I tried two shots: the first was too
early and the second too late. Thus, we are left with a picture of a few elite marathoners; seeing these athletes in person truly helps one understand how small elites runners are.
And here comes Dave. He placed around 630
th out of almost 9000 runners. Pretty good ... especially with only three weeks of solid training under his belt. When he was in high school he ran this race in 38:47. He was just under 45 minutes this time. He was unimpressed. He first ran this race at the age of 10. Yes, he is wearing black gloves; he uses them to wipe the sweat from his brow.
And there he goes.
Almost done. It was a good night. We left all the children with Dave's parents for an overnight stay. I only managed to leave all of Hannah clothes (night and day) at home in the front hall and the kids kindly waited til Sunday morning to start throwing up. (And for those of you who might have wondered: I seem to have escaped this flu - unless its incubation period for pregnant moms is interminably long.)
The above runner is not related to us. She is the female winner - an 18 year old from Ethiopia. I run the 10K almost twice as slowly as she does. Imagine if she had children.
This picture was supposed to be of the two top men racing for the cash prize. I tried two shots: the first was too early and the second too late. Thus, we are left with a picture of a few elite marathoners; seeing these athletes in person truly helps one understand how small elites runners are.
And here comes Dave. He placed around 630th out of almost 9000 runners. Pretty good ... especially with only three weeks of solid training under his belt. When he was in high school he ran this race in 38:47. He was just under 45 minutes this time. He was unimpressed. He first ran this race at the age of 10. Yes, he is wearing black gloves; he uses them to wipe the sweat from his brow.
And there he goes.
Almost done. It was a good night. We left all the children with Dave's parents for an overnight stay. I only managed to leave all of Hannah clothes (night and day) at home in the front hall and the kids kindly waited til Sunday morning to start throwing up. (And for those of you who might have wondered: I seem to have escaped this flu - unless its incubation period for pregnant moms is interminably long.)
2 comments:
I find elite runners to be quite scary looking in person.
Tell Dave I challenge him to a footrace at some point in the future when I am not pregnant. (We get up there so seldom, I am sure I won't be pregnant at that point.)
Let Dave know I'm very impressed by his time. To have slowed by only 6 minutes since high school (which was more than a couple of years ago...), with only three weeks of training before the race sounds VERY impressive to me. (Not that I know a THING about running.)
Haha My word verification is "movin". I'd say movin' is a perfect word for a post about running.
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